At least 161 dead in northeast Congo in clashes

At least 161 people have been killed in a northeastern province of Democratic Republic of Congo in the past week، local officials said on Monday، in an apparent resurgence of clashes between farming and herding communities.

A series of attacks in Ituri province has mostly targeted Hema herders، who have long been in conflict with Lendu farmers over grazing rights and political representation، although the exact identity of the assailants remains murky.

Open conflict between Hema and Lendu from 1999-2007 resulted in an estimated 50،000 deaths in one of the bloodiest chapters of a civil war in eastern Congo that left millions dead from conflict، hunger and disease.
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